Question

A surveyor measures angle of elevation on a mountain to be 15 degrees the ponit on the mountain is horizontally 6 miles away from surveyor the vertical change in elevation from the point where the surveyor is standing to the point on the mountain is what amount of mile s

Answer 1

1.61

Explanation:

1.607 can be written as 1.61 miles .

system is giving as wrong answer if you put 1.6

Answer 2

1.6 miles

Explanation.

Am trying to interpret this question and am finding that you want to find the vertical change in elevation which you are calling S.

Hoping my interpretation is correct, this is how you solve it.

You are going to use the trigonometric ratio, tangent.

TanФ = opposite/adjacent

tan 15° = S/6

S = 6×tan15°

= 6 × 0.267949192

= 1.607695155

Answer

S = 1.6 miles